漂泊 (piāo bó): (of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence

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Meaning: (of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

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to float

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After graduating from university, he came alone to this unfamiliar city without a steady job or a place to live, leading a drifting life.

That small boat drifted on the sea for several days and was finally rescued by a passing fishing boat.

In search of better opportunities, he drifted away from home for many years and rarely had time to visit his parents.

During the war, many families were forced to leave their homes and drift from place to place, living in great hardship.

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